Jean Negulesco Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, one for "Titanic" in 1945 and one for "Three Coins in the Fountain" in 1955
• Was nominated for two Venice Film Festival Awards, one for "Johnny Belinda" in 1949 and one for "Phone Call from a Stranger" in 1952
• Began his career in film as a sketch artist for Paramount Pictures, designing the opening montage for the musical "Tonight We Sing․"
• Ran away from home at the age of 12 and went to Paris with the intention of becoming an artist, learning to paint and washing dishes to support himself
• Was the second unit director and assistant to Benjamin Glazer on the film "A Farewell to Arms" in 1932
• After retiring from filmmaking in the early 1970s, he became an art collector and real estate dealer in Spain
• Best known as the director of the films "How to Marry a Millionaire," "Johnny Belinda," and "Three Coins in the Fountain․"
• Published the memoir "Things I Did․․․and Things I Think I Did" in 1985